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noun a device or appliance used for cooking food

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• The chef used a high-end cooker to prepare the gourmet meal.
• I'll just throw it in the cooker and let it do its thing.
• My new cooker is top of the line, it cooks everything perfectly.
• She's a real pressure cooker when it comes to meeting deadlines.

noun a kitchen utensil used for beating or whipping eggs or other ingredients

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• The chef used an eggbeater to mix the ingredients for the cake batter.
• I can't find the eggbeater, have you seen it?
• I need to grab the eggbeater to whip up some eggs for breakfast.
• Her words were like an eggbeater, stirring up trouble wherever she went.

noun a kitchen utensil with a surface covered with sharp-edged holes, used for grating cheese, vegetables, etc.

• The chef used a metal grater to finely shred the Parmesan cheese.
• Can you pass me the grater so I can grate some carrots for the salad?
• I need to borrow your cheese grater to shred some cheddar for my sandwich.
• His harsh words grated on her nerves like a rusty grater.

noun a tool used for removing the skin or rind from fruits and vegetables

• The chef used a sharp peeler to carefully remove the skin from the potatoes.
• Can you pass me the potato peeler so I can start prepping dinner?
• I love my new veggie peeler - it makes kitchen tasks so much easier!
• She was like a peeler, slowly revealing the truth behind the mystery.

noun a kitchen tool used for stirring or serving food, typically a long, slender wooden stick with a flat end

• The chef used a spurtle to stir the porridge in the traditional Scottish way.
• I couldn't find a spoon so I used a spurtle to mix the ingredients.
• Hey, can you pass me that spurtle over there? I need to mix this batter.
• The spurtle of knowledge stirred within her, awakening new ideas and insights.

noun a kitchen utensil used for beating or whipping ingredients

verb to beat or whip (eggs, cream, etc.) with a whisk

• The chef used a whisk to beat the eggs for the souffle.
• Can you grab the whisk from the drawer so we can mix the batter?
• I whisked through my homework before heading out with friends.
• The wind whisked through the trees, creating a soothing sound.